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Grade 9 Homework #6

Motion -Graphs
worksheet

Name

DISTANCE-TIME GRAPHS

Q#1 Examine the graphs below.

Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the
other? Explain your answer.
Q#2 In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the
samespeed? Explain your answer.
Q#3 The distance-time graphs below represent the motion of a car. Match the
descriptions with the graphs. Explain your answers.

Descriptions:
1. The car is stopped.
2. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
3. The speed of the car is decreasing.
4. The car is coming back.

Graph A matches description because .

Graph B matches description because .

Graph C matches description because .

Graph D matches description because .


Q#4

Look at the graph above. It shows how three runners ran a 100-meter race.

Which runner won the race? Explain your answer.

Which runner stopped for a rest? Explain your answer.

How long was the stop? Explain your answer.

How long did Bob take to complete the race? Explain your answer.

Calculate Albert’s average speed. (Figure the distance and the time first!)
SPEED-TIME GRAPHS

Q#5 The speed-time graphs below represent the motion of a car. Match the descriptionswith the
graphs. Explain your answers.

Descriptions:
5. The car is stopped.
6. The car is traveling at a constant speed.
7. The car is accelerating.
8. The car is slowing down.

Graph E matches description because .

Graph F matches description because .

Graph G matches description because .

Graph H matches description because .


Q#6 The graph below shows how the speed of a bus changes during part of a journey

Choose the correct words from the following list to describe the motion during
each segment of the journey to fill in the blanks.

• accelerating
• decelerating
• constant speed
• at rest

Segment 0-A The bus is . Its speed changes


from 0 to 10 m/s in 5 seconds.

Segment A-B The bus is moving at a of 10


m/s for 5 seconds.

Segment B-C The bus is . It is slowing


down from 10 m/s to rest in 3 seconds.

Segment C-D The bus is . It has


stopped.

Segment D-E The bus is .


It is gradually increasing i

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